Canon PowerShot A3500 IS - Manual (Page 57)

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Preliminary Notes and
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Contents: Basic
Operations
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Smart Auto
Mode
Other Shooting
Modes
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Basic Guide
P Mode
Still Images
Shooting with Servo AF
This mode helps avoid missing shots of subjects in motion, because the
camera continues to focus on the subject and adjust the exposure as long
as you press the shutter button halfway.
1 Configure the setting.
z z Press the < n> button, choose
[Servo AF] on the [ 4] tab, and then
choose [On] ( = 28 ).
2 Focus.
z z The focus and exposure are maintained
where the blue AF frame is displayed
while you are pressing the shutter button
halfway.
• Focusing may not be possible in some shooting conditions.
• In low-light conditions, Servo AF may not be activated (AF frames
may not turn blue) when you press the shutter button halfway. In this
case, the focus and exposure are set according to the specified AF
frame mode.
• If adequate exposure cannot be obtained, shutter speeds and
aperture values are displayed in orange. Release the shutter button,
and then press it halfway again.
• AF lock shooting is not available.
• [AF-Point Zoom] on the [ 4] tab is not available.
• Not available when using the self-timer ( = 36 ).
Still Images Movies
Center
One AF frame is displayed in the center. Effective for reliable focusing.
• A yellow AF frame is displayed with [ ] if the camera cannot focus
when you press the shutter button halfway. Note that AF-point
zooming ( = 62 ) is not possible.
• To compose shots so that subjects are positioned at the edge or in a corner,
first aim the camera to capture the subject in an AF frame, and then hold
the shutter button halfway down. As you continue to hold the shutter button
halfway, recompose the shot as desired, and then press the shutter button all
the way down (Focus Lock).
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